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California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case
5:35am, 19th April, 2019

California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case

A Southern California couple who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from grim, headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family's home were due to be sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison.
Women vent their anger at Vatican child abuse conference
12:24pm, 23rd February, 2019

Women vent their anger at Vatican child abuse conference

A nun and a woman journalist delivered the toughest criticism of Church leaders heard so far at Pope Francis' sexual abuse conference on Saturday, accusing them of hypocrisy and covering up horrendous crimes against children.